Saturday, October 27, 2007

CHANGE IS A COMMIN!

I know how busy we all are believe me..I am in the same boat! I appreciate so much that you all tolerate me sending you my crazy thoughts....Sometimes I don't know how we make it through a day never mind a week. Run here, run there, make dinner, do laundry, clean work, work ,work, Oh yeah and Halloween parties at school...I'm feeling stressed can you tell? Ok I'm done now....onto knitterly things,
Did you ever wake up and your taste has changed? (Nothing to deep here, makes...my....brain...hurt...) Like the colors you thought you liked.....ummm...not so much anymore. I remember this happening to me around 25 years old, and much more recently. A good customer came in yesterday ( your all good) and said she just woke up and decided that today she didn't like the colors she liked last week... I wonder if its a ten year thing....like a cleansing of old feelings and ideas.. maybe growing? learning? Example: Three months ago I didn't like dark chocolate or red wine, Now I LOVE, love, love dark chocolate and red wine....I'm thinking, What's wrong with me?...I really disliked dark chocolate and never drank wine... any of it..now I can eat and drink it for breakfast...HAHAHA! No really I don't... I didn't say I wouldn't like to but I don't! (Must...have ...some...restraint...) I have people counting on me!
Where am I going with all this you ask? I have been reading Knitting Daily lately ( very good) and they just did a survey about why knitters have tons of projects on their needles at the same time and a lot of us don't finish them..Including me! Do you think it is because we just get sick and tired of a project we know is going to take more effort then we first hoped....or do you think its because you have this little voice in your head (like me) saying I need to make something for my four kids and my mom and so on....So I figure ok, I'm almost done with this so I will start that and finish up the other and it gets so out of hand before I know it I have 10 things all waiting to be finished? Or do you think sometimes its because you just woke up one day and didn't like it anymore as much as you thought you did and you changed your mind? I have a sweater that I found in Interweave last year and I loved it....I decided to make it out of Steadfast Fibers Mohair..I couldn't wait to start it. Well needless to say guess where it sits half done..You guessed it, in my kitchen! Ughh! I haven't even been able to look at it....Its not the yarn that annoys me...I LOVE the yarn...Its just the sweater or the whole idea of this sweater that I just don't like anymore....I need a personal sweater maker...lol...Although I think maybe I would take a maid and chef first...YES! a maid..Ohhh what about a pool boy?
Ok, ok, I know I'm dreaming...but what is it for you that has you stuck with unfinished projects? OR are you the rare person that doesn't have lots of stuff on YOUR needles? If so let us know how you do it? Must...have...restraint....We would really like to know....Please share your knitterly ideas and opinions on how and why... We cant wait, maybe you will be the one that changes it for all of us. (got a pool boy? hehehe!) Oh by the way, last but not least.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

CLASSES: We have added an extra class in November. November 24th we will have a class from 1-3 pm with Diana. You can bring what you are working on and she will help you if you are stuck or just need some guidence and moral support. Keep in mind you will receive 10% off any supplies you buy at Knitwitz for any class. If you have something in mind that you want to make and do not have the supplies just come in a little early and we will help you decide on a pattern and yarn. Diana's class will also be only $5 for two hours.

Dont forget classes with JoAnne Turcott start Saturday November 10th The snowman class is from 10-12am.($5) We already have several people signed up, and the 17th YOU can decide what you want to do..Please respond if you would like to attend any of these classes.......

2 comments:

Donna S said...

I saw the survey on Knitting Daily. I checked off all the above..honestly I get bored, need to make a gift, get to a place where I need to concentrate, the season changed, the moon changed, I am a woman who likes change, I feel like I have Adult ADD..all these reasons and more makes me have many UFOs.

THE KNITORIOUS MRS. B said...

The #1 reason why i get stuck on a project is that 2 more come around in it's place, likee, ya know,family/friend/ someone at work is pregnant, leaving, having a birthday, yada-yada! The most urgent gets my attention, and the current gets pushed to the sidelines.....

The other reason....
The ballband dishcloth urge strikes! And I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THAT!!!!